PETRONAS TOWER

Presented by:
AR. TRILOK KUBDE

27th Aug, 2022 LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

 Introduction
1) Towers designed by Cesar Pelli stand as a cultural and architectural icon in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. Completed in 1998, the Petronas Towers are a reflection and homage to the dominant
Islamic culture of Malaysia.
2) The towers are not simply recognized for their height, but
it was Pelli’s conceptual efforts to incorporate Islamic motifs
and symbols into the design process that would influence the
design and the detailing of the building.

3) Pelli used the Rub el Hizb, an important symbol found in

many Islamic cultures, as a way to generate the plan of the
building. The Rub el Hizb is characterized by two
overlapping squares, one rotated 45 degrees, with a circle
inscribed in the center. Pelli used the symbol as the
footprints to both towers resulting in two extruded 8 point
towers that reflected Islamic art.
Tube in tube construction system
Architect: Cesar Pelli
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Project Year: 1998
395,000m² build-up area,
Floor- 88 Floors
Height -452 M.

The interior motifs are designed to resemble Malaysia’s

local handicrafts and weaving patterns, with a stunning
combination of stainless steel and glass finishing on the
building to form beautiful Islamic patterns. The design of
each tower floor plate is based on simple Islamic geometric
forms of two interlocking squares, creating a shape of an
eight-pointed star. Architecturally, these forms represent the
important Islamic principles of unity, harmony, stability and
rationality.
Each tower has One central core For Lifts, Staircase and mechanical services. For the Core
cantilever beam making the core quite stiff and efficient. As a result, it carries slightly more than
half the wind overturning movement at the foundation . To resist the wind, core has thick heavy
reinforced corners.
 Building Height
As the building rises to 452 meters, it begins to taper toward the antennas that are placed on top
of the towers. The tapering is meant to stabilize the towers structurally, but it also adds an
elegance and powerful position to the skyline of Kuala Lumpur.
Unlike other twin tower designs around the world that stand independently from one another, there
is a sky bridge that connects the two towers on the 41st and 42nd floors of each tower.
The bridge connects the two towers and acts as
another fire escape in the event of a fire or other
incidents. The bridge is also the highest access
point for visitors to travel in the office buildings.

Besides the fact that the bridge connects the two

towers, the most interesting aspect about the
bridge is the fact that it is not rigidly connected to
either tower so that when there are severe weather
and wind issues, the bridge can move
independently from the towers.
 Foundation
The PETRONAS Towers are placed on the world’s
largest foundation that is 120 meters (approx.
400 ft) deep Raft Foundation

AS, there are no Steel Industry during that period

in Malaysia and procuring steel from other
countries makes the economy down, as it increase
construction cost.
The team Had decided to go with high strength
reinforced concrete along with Silica to built the
high-rise.

The structural system of each tower comprises a 25

m × 25 m central core and an outer ring of widely
spaced 16 cylindrical super columns.
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